What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft took off from Twin Lakes Airport, S17, located just outside of the town of Trenton, SC. It flew for approximately one hour, after which, it returned to S17 for a full stop landing. According to the pilot?s written statement, the pilot turned downwind with the landing gear lowered and had three green down and locked indication lights. The pilot turned to final approach for landing. The pilot states that after touchdown and during roll out the nose gear collapsed. This incident occurred on 10/02/2016 and was not reported to the FAA until 02/01/2017. Therefore, the FAA was not able to view the actual scene but only the aircraft itself.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM TWIN LAKES AIRPORT, S17, LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN OF TRENTON, SC. IT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, AFTER WHICH, IT RETURNED TO S17 FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT?S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND WITH THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED AND HAD THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIGHTS. THE PILOT TURNED TO FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATES THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/02/2016 AND WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE FAA UNTIL 02/01/2017. THEREFORE, THE FAA WAS NOT ABLE TO VIEW THE ACTUAL SCENE BUT ONLY THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF.
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